Pakistan, July 11 -- Senior Provincial Minister for Punjab, Marriyum Aurangzeb, gave a comprehensive briefing to senior journalists on the establishment and functioning of Climate Watch, Punjab's smog mitigation strategy, and the Government of Punjab's wide-ranging environmental protection initiatives.

She stated that, under the leadership of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Punjab has, for the first time, established an effective environmental governance system based on scientific evidence, modern technology, digital monitoring, and data-driven decision-making.

She said that when the government initiated work on addressing the smog crisis, there was neither an integrated monitoring system nor any reliable environmental data availabl...